Georgia Tech (14-4, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) is off to its best start since 2006-07 and has won back-to-back games over ranked teams for the first time since its run to the Final Four in 2004. The Yellow Jackets have beaten three Top 25 teams over an 11-day span, also knocking off Duke and North Carolina before edging the Tigers (15-4, 3-2).

Both teams turned the ball over in the final seconds, squandering chances to win. Finally, Georgia Tech inbounded to Peacock with 5.1 seconds left. He drove toward the free-throw line and lost control of the ball, but the officials called a foul on Trevor Booker. Peacock calmly sank both foul shots on a night the Yellow Jackets made just 11 of 22 at the line.

 No. 8 Tennessee 63,

Alabama 56

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Wayne Chism scored all 11 of his points over the final 7 minutes and No. 8 Tennessee held off Alabama.

Scotty Hopson scored 17 points and the short-handed Volunteers (15-2, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) remained in survival mode, overcoming cold shooting by making it an even tougher night for the Crimson Tide shooters.

Tennessee held Alabama (11-7, 1-3) to only one basket in the final 3 minutes, 30 seconds and made 5 of 6 free throws down the stretch to ice the win.

The Vols shot 39 percent but limited Alabama to 38 percent and held leading scorer Mikhail Torrance to three points.

The Vols are now 5-0 playing without four players either suspended or dismissed following their Jan. 1 arrests, including Saturday's 71-69 overtime win over Mississippi.

 No. 21 Ohio State 76,

Northwestern 56

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Evan Turner keyed a fast start with five of his 20 points and No. 21 Ohio State never trailed in rolling past Northwestern.

Turner, who flirted with a triple-double with 13 rebounds and eight assists, led the way in a 7-0 run to open the game for the Buckeyes (14-5, 4-3 Big Ten),

Jon Diebler added 17 points and Dallas Lauderdale had a career-high 14 for Ohio State, which has won the last 30 times it has hosted the Wildcats, dating to 1977.

John Shurna had 22 points and Drew Crawford 11 for Northwestern (13-5, 2-4), which played its third straight game against a ranked opponent. The Wildcats beat No. 6 Purdue 72-64 on Saturday, the highest-ranked team they had beaten in 31 years.